Riding as a Passenger and the Driver Pulls Over to Stop a Fight

This is a discussion on Riding as a Passenger and the Driver Pulls Over to Stop a Fight within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Legal or not the bible says if someone is getting beat like that and you don't intervene, your as guilty as the aggressor...

And Shepards we shall be, for Thee, my Lord, for Thee,
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, So that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command,
And we shall flow a river forth to Thee, And teeming with souls shall it ever be,

When this actually happened I was with my parents and they didn't know either one. I was less than thrilled about them running up on the situation because I didn't know them either. My father is the one that jumped out. I got out when he did and by the time I turned this pissed off little aggressor was about to open his truck door. This is one of those little towns where just about everyone keeps a gun in their truck, especially around hunting season. I had about a second to react so I pulled. Got my dad back in the car and we got out of there.

In hind sight pulling might not have been the best option but when running on an adrenaline dump and you've got less than a second to make a decision you are just moving in instinct.

I almost considered not carrying anymore after this because until you've pointed a gun at someone because they scare the hell out of you there is no way you could understand the feeling.

By drawing your firearm, you escalated a situation into which you had interjected yourself to the level of a deadly force confrontation. Had the person you drew down on shot and killed you, he would quite likely have been exonerated. Had he called the police, you would likely have been charged and convicted of your state's equivalent of agg menacing.

And Shepards we shall be, for Thee, my Lord, for Thee,
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, So that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command,
And we shall flow a river forth to Thee, And teeming with souls shall it ever be,